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Memory Upgrade for IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184

IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184 memory upgrade specification, ThinkCentre S50 8184 maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184 upto a maximum of 2.0 GB
PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMMs. Support DDR Dual Channel memory., with maximum 1GB per slot in 2 memory slots. The IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184 takes the PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMMs. Support DDR Dual Channel memory. Memory Type.

IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184 Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
256 MB or 512 MB (removable) 2.0 GB
PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMMs. Support DDR Dual Channel memory.
2 sockets 2.4GHz and above Intel Pentium 4 or 2.0GHz - 2.4GHz Intel Celeron 800MHz/533MHz/400MHz FSB, Intel 865G Chipset
 

IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184 Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The IBM ThinkCentre S50 8184 has 2 memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.